I like taters. 
I like taters.
Baby reds are good, but there's some little gold ones that are just awesome.
Tim Baxter wrote: Baby reds are good, but there's some little gold ones that are just awesome.
There are some Yukon golds that should be in season about now that are just buttery. I love to slice some of those guys and fry them up for breakfast. A couple eggs, some hot sauce, maybe a bell pepper, good stuff.
Damn, now I'm hungry.
mmm... baby reds in butter... mmm.
DILYSI Dave nailed it; whenever something racist pops up on the national radar the automatic assumption is it's a Southern thing and that we are all Klukkers. Heck, down here the Klan is an object of derision (for the record, I have 2 distant family members who claim to be Klansmen) and as such you just don't see them around. The last big Klan rally I am aware of took place in Indiana.
Methinks too many people view 'Easy Rider' as a documentary. 
Baby reds cut into wedges, toss in oil, sprinkle with crushed red pepper and basil, oven at 400' til you just gotta have one.
Sprinkle with parmesian before serving.
Mmmm... beer.
DILYSI Dave wrote: OK - so, the sources of all of this Southern hate speech are: - A home made sign from Ohio - A defaced $5 bill from New York - A bumper sticker sold by a company out of California - A T-Shirt worn by a someone in Rhode Island. Damn - you nailed all of us black hating southern rednecks.
And Illinois Nazis. Can't forget the Illinois Nazis.
I hate goddamned Illinois Nazis.
Limbaugh saying outright "I hope he fails" was DISGUSTING and the most un-American sentiment possible.
Seriously? Did you listen to the whole interview? I'm not generally a fan of Rush, as I believe he embodies the idea of being a "puppet" for the Republican party, and the rest of us "Conservatives" get lumped in with people like him, but I applaud him for addressing the question honestly. If a candidate came out endorsing a philosophy that you didn't agree with (pick one,) would you want him to "succeed?"
Watch the first half of the interview if you haven't already. The question comes @ about 5:17.
DILYSI Dave wrote:gamby wrote:OK - so, the sources of all of this Southern hate speech are: - A home made sign from Ohio - A defaced $5 bill from New York - A bumper sticker sold by a company out of California - A T-Shirt worn by a someone in Rhode Island. Damn - you nailed all of us black hating southern rednecks.Tim Baxter wrote: I had to google it. There's not much out there (only 555 hits), and I saw no reference to any bumper stickers. Only some hand-made signs from a high school in the deep southern enclave of Ohio. http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Obama+%2708+Biden+%2709%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a And I second 4Cylinder. This thing floundered from the get-go and all I see it doing is dividing people who should be united by common interests. Lame.I was going on secondhand info from another web forum. My bad. The blatant panicked racism I've seen online over this is astounding. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/read_it_and_weep.html http://www.zazzle.com/keep_the_white_house_white_bumper_sticker_bumpersticker-128853856415477832 (also saw a photo of a dude on a motorcycle w/ a t-shirt that said "silly n^^^^r, it's the White House, not the Black House" as well as a McCain-Palin bumper sticker on it. I wish I saved that one) (I'm surprised he didn't get "accidentally" run over) BTW--I mentioned that bumper sticker (well, sign) to a friend of mine who is a federal agent and he said that the holder of it should probably be expecting a little visit from some suited men.
Never said the t-shirt was from RI--it was seen online.
Look--We ALL know--God forbid if something happens to Obama, the elephant in the room is where it's going to happen. I'm pretty sure it won't be in MA or NH (as I said earlier, it'll be a Midwest militia nut or from the deep South). The pre-election hate/fear/alarm was spooky--now their fears are realized.
It's not just me (I could find this stuff all day) "In states like Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, there was extraordinary racial polarization in the vote," http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1117/p03s01-uspo.html
I'm not saying ALL southerners. However, it only takes one flipped-out maniac. May I never have to say "I told you so."
BAMF wrote:93celicaGT2 wrote: Isn't Obama like.... 12.5% black? As long as we're bringing up figures....Back in the day of the one-drop rule, Obama would have been classified solely as black.93celicaGT2 wrote: It's just all stupid. And i hate politics.It is stupid indeed. I find politics fascinating, I find political parties disgusting.
I guess that's more the way i was trying to convey....
I hate political parties. And i hate forum debates (well.... arguments) that get nowhere because everyone has their opinion and won't change no matter what the other person halfway around the world says.... about politics.
YUKON GOOOOOOOOLLLLLLDSSSS
I'm done.
Heading to the skatepark, where greener pastures exist and no one cares about politics (at least while they're bombing around a bowl)
I might head home to rattle-bomb my spare celica to see if it looks like a potato.... i'm intrigued now.
gamby wrote:DILYSI Dave wrote:Never said the t-shirt was from RI--it was seen online. Look--We ALL know--God forbid if something happens to Obama, the elephant in the room is where it's going to happen. I'm *pretty* sure it won't be in MA or NH (as I said earlier, it'll be a Midwest militia nut or from the deep South). The pre-election hate/fear/alarm was spooky--now their fears are realized. It's not just me (I could find this stuff all day) "In states like Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, there was extraordinary racial polarization in the vote," http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1117/p03s01-uspo.html I'm not saying ALL southerners. However, it only takes one flipped-out maniac. May I never have to say "I told you so."gamby wrote:OK - so, the sources of all of this Southern hate speech are: - A home made sign from Ohio - A defaced $5 bill from New York - A bumper sticker sold by a company out of California - A T-Shirt worn by a someone in Rhode Island. Damn - you nailed all of us black hating southern rednecks.Tim Baxter wrote: I had to google it. There's not much out there (only 555 hits), and I saw no reference to any bumper stickers. Only some hand-made signs from a high school in the deep southern enclave of Ohio. http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Obama+%2708+Biden+%2709%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a And I second 4Cylinder. This thing floundered from the get-go and all I see it doing is dividing people who should be united by common interests. Lame.I was going on secondhand info from another web forum. My bad. The blatant panicked racism I've seen online over this is astounding. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/read_it_and_weep.html http://www.zazzle.com/keep_the_white_house_white_bumper_sticker_bumpersticker-128853856415477832 (also saw a photo of a dude on a motorcycle w/ a t-shirt that said "silly n^^^^r, it's the White House, not the Black House" as well as a McCain-Palin bumper sticker on it. I wish I saved that one) (I'm surprised he didn't get "accidentally" run over) BTW--I mentioned that bumper sticker (well, sign) to a friend of mine who is a federal agent and he said that the holder of it should probably be expecting a little visit from some suited men.
There are stupid, ignorant Southerners. There are stupid, ignorant New Yorkers, and Californians, etc. There are stupid, ignorant white people. There are stupid, ignorant black people.
You and I have emailed and pm'd back and forth a few times on non-political stuff. You seem like a very cool, very intelligent guy. I won't say I'm "offended" by the stereotypes white southern people get nailed with, but I will say that it's goddamned annoying that we're the one group of people in the whole berkeleying United States that it's still PC to berkeley with.
You keep bringing up irrational fear. The fear that Obama will be shot by some crazy white boy from Georgia is pretty berkeleying irrational to me. It seems like you've already got a pretty clear picture of him in your head.
Ugh. I'm over it too. I should've known better in the first place.
gamby wrote: Look--We ALL know--God forbid if something happens to Obama, the elephant in the room is where it's going to happen. I'm *pretty* sure it won't be in MA or NH (as I said earlier, it'll be a Midwest militia nut or from the deep South). The pre-election hate/fear/alarm was spooky--now their fears are realized. It's not just me (I could find this stuff all day) "In states like Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, there was extraordinary racial polarization in the vote," http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1117/p03s01-uspo.html I'm not saying ALL southerners. However, it only takes one flipped-out maniac. May I never have to say "I told you so."
Come on Gamby. Several of us have tried to be nice about this. Would you please cut the crap?
These kind of comments have no basis in reality.
I'm a Yankee. Raised in NJ in a black neighborhood, with a black step father, brother, and sister. Active in the Civil Rights movement my whole life. Never once said anything bad myself. It took 20 years of living in the South to come to terms and acceptance of my own shortcomings on this issue.
Northerners have every bit as much capacity for evil or race oriented hatred. They just hide it better.
The racial polarization was everywhere. How many RI blacks voted for McCain?
The one flipped out maniac you referred to could come from ANYWHERE. Please keep your disparaging cultural comments to yourself.
BTW- I live in a VERY rural area- the "deep South". 76% of the populace in my area voted for Obama. Sure there's some jerks out there who make bad comments based on race. Some of them are white.
gamby wrote: I'm not saying ALL southerners. However, it only takes one flipped-out maniac. May I never have to say "I told you so."
And I'm saying that flipped out maniac could be from any locale. There is far more racial tension in Northern blue collar towns than anything I've ever seen in the south.
poopshovel wrote: ...but I will say that it's goddamned annoying that we're the one group of people in the whole berkeleying United States that it's still PC to berkeley with.
I agree.
DILYSI Dave wrote:gamby wrote: I'm not saying ALL southerners. However, it only takes one flipped-out maniac. May I never have to say "I told you so."And I'm saying that flipped out maniac could be from any locale. There is far more racial tension in Northern blue collar towns than anything I've ever seen in the south.
Bingo. I for one am VERY tired of being told that because i am White and from small town Georgia that i am racist. I didn't vote for McKain because i was racist, i voted for him because the Big O is a Socialist.
bamalama wrote:poopshovel wrote: ...but I will say that it's goddamned annoying that we're the one group of people in the whole berkeleying United States that it's still PC to berkeley with.I agree.
Yup, same here. I keep seeing the stereotype n^^^^r and Jew hating Southern redneck who has 3 kids by his first cousin and one by his sister pop up everywhere. FWIW, some of the most racist people I know are Northerners.
Salanis wrote: I think somebody needs to form a pair of politically themed LeMons teams and act like they hate each other. One could be a blue car and call themselves "Team Jackass" or maybe just "Team Donkey". And the other can field a blue car and call themselves "God Owful Pachyderms" or something like that. And they should be parked next to each other in the paddock and constantly yell to the other at how any problems that occur on field are entirely the fault of the other team.
No way either group would come in under (Lemons) budget.
Osterizer wrote:Salanis wrote: I think somebody needs to form a pair of politically themed LeMons teams and act like they hate each other. One could be a blue car and call themselves "Team Jackass" or maybe just "Team Donkey". And the other can field a blue car and call themselves "God Owful Pachyderms" or something like that. And they should be parked next to each other in the paddock and constantly yell to the other at how any problems that occur on field are entirely the fault of the other team.No way either group would come in under (Lemons) budget.
Yeah, the gubmint couldn't buy a lugnut for $500, much less a whole car.
I got called racist because i told some black lady in Autozone that i wasn't voting for Obama.
Wrap your brain around that one.
I see a lot of "reverse racism" here. While i don't agree with the term, i'm sure you can see where i'm going with it. And i see a LOT of it. If you reprimand someone at work, it's because they're a minority, if you get a raise and they didn't, it's because they're a minority. If you have a nice car and they don't, it's because they're a minority.
I'm berkeleying sick of it.
I'm a 23 year old white male with a high school education. I'll work for whatever the hell i want, and i'll do whatever the hell i want, and i'm not going to answer to being called racist because i didn't vote for someone you THINK you have something in common with! If that means that i have to work harder and get those raises that you don't, it's because i EARNED it. I get a lot of flack at my company for how far and quickly i've moved up the ladder when i'm just a punk kid with "too much metal in his ears." I don't care. Big corporations don't just hand out money to peons because they feel like it. And they CERTAINLY don't believe in special treatment.
So berkeleying hung up on that "did you vote for obama if you didn't you're racist" bs that she didn't even ask if i DID vote.
No. I didn't. Thanks for leaving that negative memory on me that will PROBABLY last forever.
gamby wrote: I'm done. Heading to the skatepark,
Word!
Gamby, if you were heading to the skatepark, would I be more likely to see you there on a:
A. We the People
B. Alien workshop
Just trying to see which side of that "party" line you stand.
Me, I would be on a Premium Product signature edition with BFRs and Profiles on a Euro bottom bracket.
If you get it, you get it, if not, forget it.
hah! i've still got my schmitt stix allen midgett. my apologies for probably spelling every one of those words wrong.
This thread now equals....
People are f'in stupid when it comes to this stuff. I think we're all on-board in knowing that:
~ not everyone in the South is a dumb racist
~ not every white guy hates every black guy. Reverse is true as well
~ everyone, regardless of geography, has the capacity to hate
The point to my previous post is no matter the intention of a government official a law passed will most likely NOT have the intended effect. VA passed laws dictating that minorities and women have an advantage in getting state contracts. The owners of those companies are minorities or women but the workers, like myself, are mostly white males.
The sky is not falling. It will be ok! Big hugs people. Big hugs. 
4cylndrfury wrote:gamby wrote: I'm done. Heading to the skatepark,Word! Gamby, if you were heading to the skatepark, would I be more likely to see you there on a: A. We the People B. Alien workshop Just trying to see which side of that "party" line you stand. Me, I would be on a Premium Product signature edition with BFRs and Profiles on a Euro bottom bracket. If you get it, you get it, if not, forget it.
Stereo Crown Cruiser, Indy 149's, Bones SPF 56mm Racing Stripes (had Autobahn Enduro 55's in the pic), Powell Rib Bones that I had lying around for 5 years--I put 'em on for good measure.
That is my old man bowl bomber. 
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